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Originally Posted by Billy Nees
The thing that has always bugged me about the way NHRA does things is that they, quite simply, won't use the wealth of available knowledge that they and their Racers have. Just look at the old pics that Tom Kasch and others have posted on here. Don't you think that if a 66/67 Street Hemi Belvidere had a hood scoop available that Jere Stahl would have had one? Look at all of the old 6-Pack factory Challengers and Cudas. Why did Landy's car have a Shaker hood? Why wasn't the 390 Ford a competitive car when they were new? And do you realize that EVERY 1971 and later carbureted 350 Chevy combustion chamber number is wrong EXCEPT for one? The 350 truck is correct. How, at this point can NHRA fix that? It's been wrong since 71 but that is what was submitted. None of the other Manufacturers have clean hands in this either.
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Billy, just a question:
Since you appear to now a lot about these combinations, as regards to the Ford 390 cars, is the reason why they are fast now is the allowance of the Police Interceptor intake on the 1967 Mustangs?
If so, have you spoken to NHRA about this and have you also brought up with NHRA the issue about the Chevy 327 intake use on the 283 engines and the use of the aluminum intake and Holley carb on the 1970 - 1971 Cleveland engines?